« Reply #13651 on: August 05, 2021, 02:14:54 pm »
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If someone could help with this question
Nicotinic receptors are expressed on membranes of skeletal muscle cells. Which of the following would likely be a side effect of the use of nicotine, an agonist of acetylcholine for those receptors?
A muscle fatigue
B increased muscle cell twitches (contractions)
C muscle paralysis
D drowsiness
Since acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter of the somatic nervous system which controls skeletal muscles, a cholinergic agonist like nicotine has a similar effect to acetylcholine due to activating the same acetylcholine receptors which will increase skeletal muscle contractions
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